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Remember the evolution!
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Remember the evolution!
The Grand Canal entrance to Cathal Brugha Barracks, Dublin PHOTO: PETER MCDERMOTT By Peter McDermott pmcdermott@irishecho.com The last act of the 1...
O’Carolan’s ghost in the room
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O’Carolan’s ghost in the room
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. By Colleen Taylor This past week, at the American Conference for Irish Studies, the sounds of the 18th century met the 21’s...
Dynamic, nuanced CD will thrill
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Dynamic, nuanced CD will thrill
Notify’s new album is “InConcept.” By Daniel Neely As I write, I’m getting ready to head out to St. Louis for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann’s North A...
An artistic, military heritage
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An artistic, military heritage
Cormac O’Malley. PHOTO: PETER MCDERMOTT Page Turner / Edited by Peter McDermott Over the past 30 years, Irish-born American lawyer Cormac O’Malley ...
I’m living a real life ‘Brooklyn’
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I’m living a real life ‘Brooklyn’
Saoirse Ronan as Eilis Lacey in “Brooklyn.” By Lisa Redmond The film “Brooklyn” tells the story of a young Irish girl, Eilis Lacey, who leaves behi...
Kinahan feels work embraced in 2016
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Kinahan feels work embraced in 2016
Deirdre Kinahan. PHOTO: BARRY CRONIN By Orla O’Sullivan Amid much discussion lately about how few female playwrights get their work produced, Deird...
Still stirring up a storm
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Still stirring up a storm
Gaelic Storm By Colleen Taylor Gaelic Storm is able to churn out upbeat, witty albums like some kind of whimsical Irish cotton mill. I admit I’m in...
Institute supporting Limerick exhibit
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Institute supporting Limerick exhibit
Some of the exhibiting artists attending the opening. Photo courtesy IACI. By Irish Echo Staff The Bourn Vincent Gallery at the University of Limer...
The Wild Goose Lodge
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The Wild Goose Lodge
By Áine Ní Shionnaigh In 1800 the Acts of Union united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland, abolishing the Irish Parliament. Ir...
FullSet have curb appeal
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FullSet have curb appeal
FullSet’s latest album is “Notes Between the Lines.” By Daniel Neely It is the week after St. Patrick’s Day. I hope everyone reading out there had ...
O’Connell St. to be massive stage
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O’Connell St. to be massive stage
Mick Moloney. PHOTO COURTNEY KING/EMERALD By Colleen Taylor This week, Dublin will commemorate the centenary of the Easter Rising. Naturally, music...
Hot Catskills days, long ago
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Hot Catskills days, long ago
Weldon House postcard from the 1940s. Ads in the Brooklyn Eagle. By Pat Fenton The smells, and music and memories of places we remember are who we ...


 



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